Wakenya wapata wivu baada ya obama kutembelea Tanzania na kuacha kenya

US President Barrack Obama who is

accused of turning his back on his

home country Kenya is heading to

South Africa on a visit where he will

be accompanied by the First Lady in

July.

This visit will see him visit Tanzania,

Senegal, and he will bypass Kenya

his country which he has not visited

since becoming US President. Obama

has living siblings and other

relatives in Kenya. He is also

skipping Zimbabwe.

Obama is expected to meet with

business people, civil society

leaders, young people and support

African demands for democratic

governance when he visits South

Africa from July 26 to August 13. This

will be a long journey for Obama

who is well known for dashing across

time zones on trips made abroad.

It is expected that Obama will use

this visit to Focus on the presidents

Emergency Plan for AIDS relief, the

brainchild of former President

George Bush who is known to have

saved many lives.

Obama last visited Kenya in 2006

before he entered the White House,

his wife Michelle was last in Africa in

2011 when she visited Mandela.

Speculation is rife on whether he

will see ailing Nelson Mandela

during his visit.

During his first term in office Obama

spent a few hours in Ghana and

disappointed many Africans who

expected to spend more time in

Africa.

Obama addressed Ghana’s

parliament in 2009 and proclaimed

that even though the continent was

in need of international aid, “Africa’s

future is up to Africans.”

Obama`s US Ambassador to Kenya

Robert F. Godec revealed

that”Obama- to date has no single

declared intention to visit his own

home country Kenya.

“ President Obama and the United

States deeply value the relationship

with the government and people of

Kenya. We regret that the President

cannot travel to every country; but

our longstanding commitment

remains to all of our African

partners, and to the people of Africa,

as we look to deepen our

partnership with nations across the

region. The President’s trip will

underscore East Africa’s economic

potential and highlight the

President’s desire to deepen trade

and investment ties across the

region, including Kenya. Since its

independence in 1963, Kenya has

been one of America’s strongest and

most enduring partners in Africa.

Our partnership is based on a

shared commitment to democracy,

security, and opportunity. The

United States remains committed to

our partnership with the government

and people of Kenya” explained

Godec.

Asked whether Obama would ever

visit Kenya if the situation with the

ICC was different or if Kenyans had

chosen other leaders? Godec

replied: “We do not have any

information on President Obama’s

future travel plans”.

“The President’s trip to Senegal will

highlight Senegal’s restored place as

an African democratic leader after

the landmark March 2012 elections,

emphasize our strong partnership,

and promote continued cooperation

to advance economic growth and

market reforms. The President’s trip

to South Africa will underscore our

longstanding relationship with the

government and people of South

Africa and our shared commitment

to equality, prosperity, and human

dignity” said Godec

Through sound governance and

economic management, Tanzania has

emerged as a center of regional

growth and investment and a global

leader in the fight against poverty

and disease. Obama`s trip will

underscore East Africa’s economic

potential and highlight the desire to

deepen trade and investment across

the region, including Kenya

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